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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through North: Pages 73-94.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Harjo states that which person in her family is "one of the oldest living relatives in [her] family line" (13)?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her maternal grandmother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Herself.

2. Harjo and her mother had a lot more experience with what type of natural phenomenon than with hurricanes?
(a) Earthquakes.
(b) Tornadoes.
(c) Monsoons.
(d) Floods.

3. What type of procedure did Harjo have to undergo to determine whether she had polio or not?
(a) A stress test.
(b) An EKG.
(c) A biopsy.
(d) A spinal tap.

4. Harjo says that as she listened to her mother sing at her last public performance, she felt her mother's "spirit reach up and touch" (52) what?
(a) The moon.
(b) The sky.
(c) The sun.
(d) The stars.

5. In what year did Harjo begin to attend the Institute of American Indian Arts?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1988.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of creatures did Harjo find in the grass on the evening her mother told her to get inside and put a shirt on?

2. Which member of Harjo's family name as having been born with second sight?

3. What was the name of the street where Harjo's mother and stepfather moved their combined families after their wedding?

4. The young men who walked away from the ditch and toward Harjo were taking what action as they walked?

5. What sport did Harjo's stepfather enjoy watching on television when he was not beating or berating his family?

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